I am ready to get thin and healthy! I am so tired of saying, "Tomorrow...Monday...tomorrow...next week..." I am ready now. I know that I can do it, I just have to try harder. Once I get past the first few days and then the first few weeks, it will get easier and I will start to see results. My plan is to eat 2000 calories or less (I am breastfeeding), drink plenty of water, at least 36 ounces a day (water is hard for me), and walk, move, exercise, swim...whatever it may be, I have to just get my lazy butt off of the couch and enjoy my life. I feel like I have checked out of my life and I have forgot how to enjoy it. I have been so busy thinking about how fat and uncomfortable I am and what my next meal or snack will be. I know that by eating healthy and MOVING, I will be a better mother, wife, friend, and person. I want to enjoy more. I want to think about bike rides and going to the beach or the zoo and playing with my kids, NOT about my back fat showing through a shirt I have picked out to wear. I want to focus on the positive and forget about being fat. I want be healthy and vibrant and love how I look and feel. I would love to get to know you all...this seems like a very encouraging place to be. I need to stick with this and I need your help. I hope I can help you too. I look forward to getting healthy with you and getting to know you!

Jaime

HELLO!!!!!

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one of the best forums on the net for weight loss. Sounds to me like you have a great plan for losing weight as well! Everyone here is so supportive and so nice, it's incredible how much they'll help you on this journey.

Nice to meet you, and again, WELCOME!

Hi Bestlife!

Welcome!

Sounds like you are determined to do this! That's GREAT!! You are just 16 pounds away from ONEderland (weighing in under 200 pounds). That would be a good choice for your first goal!

There are others here who are breastfeeding who will no doubt have some advice on how to lose weight while nursing.

THis is a wonderful place! Anytime you can come here and there's support and encouragement, and LORD KNOWS we all need support and encouragement!!

Glad to have you here!

Cheryl

Thanks for the welcome ladies! I need some help. I made a ticker but for some reason it isn't showing up. How do I get it to work? Thanks in advance!

Jaime

Nevermind...it showed up! Heeheehee!

Jaime

You can do it looks like you weigh about the same as me. I just startedlast monday too and I've lost 8 pounds without even starting to excercise yet. Last summer it took me 6 weeks to lose 35 pounds it's keeping it off thats the HARD part.

Hey bigjewel. How are you losing the weight? Are you doing a certain diet or just counting calories? Wow, 8 pounds in a week. That's awesome! I hope I will be as good! Keep in touch!

Jaime